Jin'er couldn't stop laughing when she saw him, and couldn't help but say, "Brother-in-law, don't hang people's appetites, hurry up." Just like a little sister coquettishly, he grabbed Wu Zhi's shirt and shook it.

Wu Zhi and Jin Lian couldn't help it, Wu Zhi smiled: "Okay, okay, don't shake it, I just said it." As he spoke, he gently pulled open the placket of Jin'er's tugging, and then he said: "The plague in Jiangnan is true, you all know my friendship with Jiang Zhixian, how could he lie to me, and now on the dock of the Grand Canal outside Yanggu City, the building boat outside the Jiangnan giant Ye Yuan is also proof." Now that there is a shortage of medicinal materials in the south of the Yangtze River, Ye Yuanwai is going all the way north to buy medicinal materials at a high price, and this is the big deal I said. ”

Jin Lian asked, "Why is Xianggong still in the medicinal herb business?" ”

Wu Zhi smiled and said, "Just doing this is enough for us to enjoy for a few years, don't you know, the Ma Wancheng Medical Shop where Xicheng and Ximen Pharmacy fought in the ring is actually your family's public, hehe." Strange? I don't know why it's just that Ximen Qing doesn't like it, so let's not talk about him. It's a pity that the amount needed by Ye Yuanwai is too large, yesterday Ma Langzhong and I were busy for a day, and we went around to search for a large number of medicinal materials, and today's medicinal materials for a few hundred yuan should be about the same. After this business, we can go to Tokyo. He couldn't help but laugh as he spoke. Laughed for a while and said solemnly: "But don't say it, Ye Yuanwai is something I finally got along, if I hadn't said that I would have gathered enough medicinal materials for him before tomorrow, he would have gone north long ago, and where would he stay here." I'm most afraid of being heard by Ximen Pharmacy, after all, his family has been making medicinal materials for a long time, I'm afraid there are many more medicinal materials than there in our Ma Langzhong, and if he stirs up the yellow, our family will lose a lot of money if there are a lot of medicinal materials left. Both girls nodded in agreement.

In the shadows outside the window, Yulan's face was cloudy, and she bit her lip for a long time and turned to leave.

In the spacious and bright study, Ximen Qing sat in the Taishi chair, looked at Zhang San, the little guy in front of him, and asked with a smile: "You mean that you received the news that the plague in Jiangnan is fake?" Didn't the Ye Yuanwai on the Grand Canal Wharf come to buy medicinal herbs? ”

Zhang San nodded and said, "Back to the big officials, in the past few days, the big officials have asked the little ones to inquire around, and after the small ones have seriously verified, they have learned about these news." ”

Ximenqing nodded and said, "Okay, it's none of your business, let's go out." ”

Zhang San just turned around, Ximenqing's face was already gloomy, and after Zhang San went out, Ximenqing pondered for a long time before saying, "Yulan, you come out." A woman in green clothes walked out of the corner screen, it was Magnolia. Ximen Qing stared at Yulan for a while, and said, "Did you really hear Wuda say in the martial arts family that a large amount of medicinal materials were purchased in order to sell them to that Ye Yuanwai?" Magnolia nodded expressionlessly, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes.

Ximen Qing laughed: "What's wrong?" You've only been there for so many days and you're soft-hearted? Feel sorry for them? ”

Magnolia looked up at him and nodded, but didn't speak.

Ximenqing was not angry, and said: "Yes, yes, it's still that stubborn Yulan, I like your temperament, but unfortunately you just don't know what to do, as long as you follow me, you can eat and drink spicy food after keeping it, why bother running around for a little money?" Look, look, don't you feel happy after this time? ”

Yulan bit her lip and said, "The big officials don't need to say more about what they don't need, I just hope that the big officials can keep their promises." ”

Ximenqing sighed in disappointment and said, "Don't worry, I will help you heal your mother's illness." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and pondered, and after a while, he stood up with a smile and said, "Wuda, this time I will ask you to lose money and fight back to your original form!" ”

Yulan couldn't help but ask, "What did Zhang San say just now?" ”

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Zhang San? I guess it's already a person from Wuhan University, right? This kid has been fighting with Long Wu recently, do you think I don't know? Will there be sand in the eyes of my Simon official? Hmph, I specially arranged for him to find out the news yesterday, this minion's words are really not true, does Wuda want to install nails here for me? Hey, Wuda? Do you want to fight me? Let's return the tender points! He laughed again.

Yulan hesitated for a long time and said, "Since the big officials have won the battle, can you give them a way to live?" Magnolia was always a little uneasy in her heart. ”

Ximenqing sneered: "Yes!" I'll give him a way to live! "Looking at Yulan with a blank expression, I secretly said in my heart, of course I will leave him a way to live, I will torture him slowly, I want him to see with his own eyes how his wife throws himself into my arms. Thinking of that slender figure, my heart became hot again. I secretly pondered again, damn it, when my deal is done, I must find a backer again, Jiang Zhixian is too unauthentic, and now it is obviously a group with Wuda, Lao Tzu asked him about the plague in Jiangnan a few days ago, and he also played an official with Lao Tzu, saying that there is no such thing, it is really not a thing. While thinking wildly, he went out to gather his subordinates, and commanded for a while before returning to the study to wait for news.

It didn't take long for the reports of the subordinates to come one by one, everything was the same as what Yulan said, I didn't expect that I had been kept in the dark, and the pharmacy opposite the ring with myself turned out to be opened by Wu Da, it was really ******, this kid is really against me everywhere, first he folded my face in front of the people of Manyang Valley, and now he still wants to ride on my head. Listening to the next person, from yesterday to now, sure enough, Ma Wancheng Pharmacy has been buying medicinal materials everywhere. Moreover, the guy of the Ma family's jewelry also said that the Wu Daguan did press the jade pendant that he had just bought into the store, as if he had met with the owner a few times. Ximen Qing smiled coldly, did not hesitate any longer, ordered his subordinates to prepare the carriages and horses, and hurried towards the Grand Canal wharf.

The Grand Canal, north to the Daimyo's mansion, south to Huaishui. It is the most important waterway for the imperial court to transport grain from the south to the north. About 6 million stone of grain is imported from Bianjing every year, most of which is from the south through the Bianhe River. At the same time, it is also the fastest route for business travelers to go south and north. Yanggu County is located fifty miles west of the Grand Canal.

Under the desperate urging of Ximenqing, the carriage rushed to the canal wharf. As soon as Ximen Qing got out of the carriage, he saw that there was indeed a gorgeous and unusual building boat moored in the canal. On the main mast of the building ship, a purple flag is embroidered with two frolicking cranes, which are lifelike and exquisite. Ximen Qing secretly said yes, this flag was hidden from others, but he couldn't deceive him, a veteran of the medicine shop, he had also dealt with the semicolon below the Ye family, and knew that the Ye family's cars were embroidered with this logo immediately.

At that moment, he took a small servant to hire a small boat at the dock, and instructed the captain to row to the boat, and when he got closer, someone on the boat had already stopped shouting, and Ximen Qing said with a smile on his face: "Ximen Qing, a merchant of Yanggu medicinal materials, asks to see the outsider." ”

I saw that someone immediately entered the cabin, thinking that he was going in to make a report, and after a while, a black-clothed guy came out and said: "Ximen official, please come back, my lord is not here to do the medicinal herb business, and he doesn't see outsiders." ”

Ximen Qingxin said that you are still lying to me, I think you have also been strictly ordered by the imperial court to purchase secretly, and you can't make it known to the world. Thinking of this, Ximenqing's smile was even more respectful, and said: "Please let the little brother return to the old man, and say that the small Ximenqing has a sufficient supply, and the things that the master needs can be prepared today, and please meet the little one, Ximenqing has thanked the little brother here." ”

The little guy in black waited for a long time before he slowly went in, and after a long time, he came out and replied, "You come up." ”

Ximen was overjoyed, hurriedly climbed up the soft ladder lowered by the boat, and stuffed the black-clothed little guy with a copper coin, and the little guy led him to the cabin with a smile.

The entire floor of the building is fully opened, and the gold and splendor are arranged inside, and the light reflected by various gold and silver utensils makes people unable to open their eyes.

As soon as he entered the hall, Ximenqing noticed a very dignified middle-aged man sitting opposite, peeking at it, his left hand really had six fingers, but he was afraid of annoying people with his rudeness, so he didn't dare to look more, and said with a deep salute: "The villain Yanggu Ximenqing has seen the old man outside the staff." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and motioned for him to sit down, and someone next to him brought snacks and tea, and Ximenqing didn't move, but said respectfully: "I asked to see the master today because I knew that the master was in urgent need of a large number of medicinal materials." The villain has been in the medicinal material business for more than ten years, and Ximen Pharmacy is the largest pharmacy in Yanggu. The villain can prepare all the medicinal materials that the master needs today, and ask the master to think twice. ”

The middle-aged man tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair and groaned. There was silence in the shiphouse, and Ximenqing's heart was also pounding, and his heart said that success or failure would be decided here.

After a long time, the middle-aged man laughed and said, "Ximen official, don't you see that you are quite good at doing business?" Okay, I'll ask for the medicinal herbs, as for the martial arts officials......"

Ximen Qing hurriedly said: "This villain will make it clear to him, and he will not embarrass the old man." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's okay, the south is really tight, and the old man really can't help it, fortunately, he only made a verbal promise to the military officials, otherwise things would be really difficult to do." Then let my housekeeper accompany you to check the medicinal herbs you have. ”

Ximen Qing nodded again and again, but at this time, an old man in a fancy dress came from behind, trembling, as if he would fall at any time, the middle-aged man saw the old man hurriedly stood up, and said, "Father, why did you come out?" ”

Ximenqing was startled, and hurriedly stood up, saying that it was an old lady. The old man said a few words vaguely, and Ximenqing couldn't hear what he said at all. But seeing that the middle-aged man had a difficult face, he said, "You old man want to go ashore and go around?" But we're going to leave in the evening, aren't we? The old man muttered a few more words, and the middle-aged man sighed and said, "I really can't help your old man." As he spoke, he shouted outside, "Butler, butler!" ”